Episode 1: Leigh Brown

In Episode #1, Leigh welcomes a bright, bushy-eyed world to the very first episode of her brand new podcast, Crazy Shit in Real Estate™!—a podcast that will shatter the HGTV-induced veneer of real estate, and celebrate the challenges of working in this wild, wacky business. Listen as Leigh talks about her vision for the podcast and tells her very first crazy-shit story.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

00:20 – Introduction of the very FIRST episode of Crazy Shit in Real Estate™ with Leigh Brown! Eric Paskin

00:30 – Leigh shares her background in real estate

00:36 – Huge presence in the Charlotte, NC area

00:42 – Has been in real estate since 2000

01:00 – There isn’t a single thing they teach you in pre-licensing that prepares you for what real estate really looks like

01:12 – HGTV is television-crack, but it’s not REAL real estate

01:34 – This podcast will highlight the REALITY of being a professional realtor

02:32 – In 16 years, Leigh has seen it all—even a red velvet, master bedroom upholstered ceiling

03:40 – Leigh shares one of her wildest stories

03:49 – The house was priced WELL below market—six-figures below market

04:09 – There’s a good reason realtors tell their clients to “stay away” when they’re in the process of selling their house

04:21 – Anytime the owner is present, it unnecessarily complicates the sale

06:15 – Turned out, the owner set fire to their own home because of the “demons” in her house

07:43 – “Do you want to buy it?” You have to ask no matter how weird the situation is

08:28 – One house had a chalk outline of a body in the street right outside

09:21 – In another house, the owner was still inside, passed-out stark naked while Leigh was showing the home

11:04 – At its heart, real estate is an intimate financial instrument that means a LOT to people